Empty swings at 4am
Left to sway like quiet hymns
You once called this place a throne Now the playground hums alone
Sidewalk chalk and melting cream Things we built inside a dream
You said rules were made to bend But I could never play pretend
Beneath the mothlight we'd escape Drawing stars with silver tape
You'd shout out our secret code In a world where time slowed
And even when it felt untrue I kept the map that pointed to you
I still ride that rusty slide Cracked old globe beneath your bed
Spinning places we once said I watched your sneakers disappear
Still half hoping you'd appear Tasty crowns and paper shields
We were rulers of those fields Even now I walk that lane
Counting echoes in the rain
Beneath the mothlight we'd escape
Drawing stars with silver tape
You'd shout out our secret code
In a world where time slowed And even when it felt untrue
I kept the map that
pointed to you
The cardboard
walls have all blown through But
every path still
leads to you